The UFC is engaged on its ultimate few exhibits of the yr, and one of many matchups on deck is a key bout within the males’s flyweight division.
MMA Preventing reported on Tuesday that former title challenger Alex Perez and rising contender Amir Albazi will sq. off on a Battle Night time card scheduled for December seventeenth.
Perez (24-7) is on a two-fight shedding streak, albeit in opposition to completely ruthless competitors. He challenged Deiveson Figueiredo for the title on brief discover, shedding by guillotine choke in simply two minutes at UFC 255 in November 2020. Quite a few battle cancellations for numerous causes quickly adopted, and upon his return finally month’s UFC 277 he was swiftly submitted by Alexandre Pantoja. His final win was a brutal leg kick TKO of Jussier Formiga in June 2020, capping off a three-fight profitable streak.
Albazi (15-1) returned from a 19-month absence to submit Francisco Figueiredo by way of rear-naked choke at UFC 278 simply ten days in the past. The Iraq native who now trains and fights out of England additionally holds UFC wins over Malcolm Gordon and Zhalgas Zhumagulov. The most recent rankings have Perez at No. 6 and Albazi at No. 10, so this can be a large alternative for Albazi to work his means nearer in the direction of a title shot.
No venue or most important occasion has been introduced for this December seventeenth present as of but.
